You do realize that everybody in the White House says when Trump tweets that is his official statement to the world as he doesn't trust the media

So you have to take his tweets for what they are than. You cannot cherry pick his tweets. You have to take them all. But glad to see that he continues to do well with unemployment and its under 4% - that's good positive news

Except the ones he doesn't write like the three his lawyer tweeted yesterday - those were so not written by the Donald :)

bullseye

05-04-2018 07:28 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
(Post 5719099)

According to your link 172,000 gave up and we're not counted.

So what? - There's a net gain and the previous two months were raised.

Frank Burns

05-04-2018 08:31 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by bullseye
(Post 5719102)

So what? - There's a net gain and the previous two months were raised.

It's great, after 6 months of no change, finally a .2 reduction. Even though people left the workforce to get it. That brings Trump's total to a .8 reduction in unemployment. Maybe one day he'll have moved the rate a whole point.

bullseye

05-04-2018 08:44 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
(Post 5719114)

It's great, after 6 months of no change, finally a .2 reduction. Even though people left the workforce to get it. That brings Trump's total to a .8 reduction in unemployment. Maybe one day he'll have moved the rate a whole point.

Math was never your strong suit was it, Frank? Or, maybe you just forgot a lot. :lol

Frank Burns

05-04-2018 08:52 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by bullseye
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Math was never your strong suit was it, Frank? Or, maybe you just forgot a lot. :lol

Instead of insulting, how about explain what you think is wrong. 4.7 - 3.9 = 0.8 change.

bullseye

05-04-2018 09:27 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
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Instead of insulting, how about explain what you think is wrong. 4.7 - 3.9 = 0.8 change.

I explained all that weeks ago. You didn't catch on.

Frank Burns

05-04-2018 10:12 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by bullseye
(Post 5719123)

I explained all that weeks ago. You didn't catch on.

Haha, I have no idea what you're talking about. Obviously, youre on a tangent, cause it's pretty straight forward here. Less people in the work force = lower unemployment rate and Trump has seen less than a point decrease.

If we had the same amount of people in the job market as we did in 2000, the current enemployment rate would be much higher. 172,000 people gave up looking since last year and are no longer part of the unemployment rate calculation, which lowers the rate. Your thought that people would come back to the job market has been proven wrong.

bullseye

05-04-2018 10:28 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
(Post 5719134)

Haha, I have no idea what you're talking about. Obviously, youre on a tangent, cause it's pretty straight forward here. Less people in the work force = lower unemployment rate and Trump has seen less than a point decrease.

If we had the same amount of people in the job market as we did in 2000, the current enemployment rate would be much higher. 172,000 people gave up looking since last year and are no longer part of the unemployment rate calculation, which lowers the rate. Your thought that people would come back to the job market has been proven wrong.

there was a NET GAIN, Frank. Why is that so hard to grasp?

Frank Burns

05-04-2018 11:14 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by bullseye
(Post 5719137)

there was a NET GAIN, Frank. Why is that so hard to grasp?

A net gain means more jobs added than lost. That has nothing to do with the number of people looking for work, which is what the unemployment rate is based on. There are fewer people looking for work than last year. So, when you add your net gain of jobs AND a reduction in people looking, you get a lower percentage of unemployment rate.

bullseye

05-04-2018 11:55 AM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
(Post 5719141)

A net gain means more jobs added than lost. That has nothing to do with the number of people looking for work, which is what the unemployment rate is based on. There are fewer people looking for work than last year. So, when you add your net gain of jobs AND a reduction in people looking, you get a lower percentage of unemployment rate.

Where are you getting a loss of people looking for work? Did you actually read the paragraph where your beloved 172,000 was cited?

bullseye

05-04-2018 12:51 PM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by Frank Burns
(Post 5719147)

Good grief...I'll spell it out for you.

In April, 1.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 172,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.

There were discouraged workers as well...
Among the marginally attached, there were 408,000 discouraged workers in April,

But, since that hasn't changed since last year, I was ignoring it.

So maybe they found jobs and were no longer "marginally attached".

Frank Burns

05-04-2018 12:58 PM

Re: Trump legacy

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Originally Posted by bullseye
(Post 5719149)

So maybe they found jobs and were no longer "marginally attached".

They would be employed then, but that's not what your stats say. They say they gave up looking so they are no longer counted.

You certainly liked to blame Obama when people left the workforce, why defend it now?

Another example of Pres. Trump being woefully equipped and prepared to be POTUS. John McCain, war hero, POW, long time Senator, and faithful, though moderate Republican, has stated that he doesn't want a sitting president at his funeral. Of all of the mistakes that Pres. Trump has made, IMO, his mistreatment and lack of respect for Sen. McCain is the most unforgivable.

Another example of Pres. Trump being woefully equipped and prepared to be POTUS. John McCain, war hero, POW, long time Senator, and faithful, though moderate Republican, has stated that he doesn't want a sitting president at his funeral. Of all of the mistakes that Pres. Trump has made, IMO, his mistreatment and lack of respect for Sen. McCain is the most unforgivable.

McCain is just sour because an outsider did what he a career politician couldn’t do and that is become President.